This year’s program will include keynote speaker Dr. Laurie N. Taylor (University of Florida) on digital scholarship in the humanities. A plenary panel discussion “Open Access for History Students: AHA and Beyond” will feature panelists from the American Historical Association as well as faculty and student representation.

Some highlights of the program presentations include:

• Wayfinding at the Opening of an Era: Digital Scholarship, Data, and ETDs
• Beyond Copyright: What is the Legal Basis for ETD Institutional Embargo and Open Access Policies and Practices?
• Navigating the Universe of ETDs: Streamlining for an Efficient and Sustainable Workflow at the University of North Florida Library
• Addressing Faculty Concerns with ETDs
• New Workflows and Tools for ETD Support at the University of Florida
• ETD Users’ Assessment of their Experiences and Satisfaction with an Electronic Submission Tool: An Institutional and National Perspective

The full program includes a free pre-conference workshop, over 20 breakout presentations, a poster session, a technology vendor fair as well as a variety of networking opportunities. The Conference program is available online.

Registration is now open for the USETDA 2014 Conference. Complete information is available at www.usetda.org.